Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden

Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden

Alpine Gärten – High-altitude flowers from the Pyrenees, New Zealand, China, Nepal or Tibet also grow in Switzerland. In the botanical garden Alpinum Schatzalp, 3500 plant species and flower varieties...more

Blausee - Romantic Forest Lake, replete with Trout

Blausee - Romantic Forest Lake,...

Nature – The eyes of the beautiful maiden who died of a broken...more

Botanical Garden - Fascinating Flowers

Botanical Garden...

Nature – Roses and dahlias, medicinal plants,...more

Swiss Ornithological Institute on Lake Sempach

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Nature – The Ornithological Institute in Sempach is the Swiss...more

Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden

Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden – High-altitude flowers from the Pyrenees, New Zealand, China, Nepal or Tibet also grow in Switzerland. In the botanical garden Alpinum Schatzalp, 3500 plant species and flower varieties from the world's high mountain regions bloom from June to September.

High-altitude flowers from the Pyrenees, New Zealand, China, Nepal or Tibet also grow in Switzerland. In the botanical garden Alpinum Schatzalp, 3500 plant species and flower varieties from the world's high mountain regions bloom from June to September.

Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden
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Blausee - Romantic Forest Lake, replete with Trout

Nature – The eyes of the beautiful maiden who died of a broken heart were deep blue. The Blue Lake is also deep blue, in eternal memory of the love of the maiden, which persists beyond death. The small Blausee, steeped in legend, is located in the midst of a small nature park.

Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel zwischen dem Genfersee und den steil aufragenden Bergen bewohnt. Von hier wurde jahrhundertelang der Schiffsverkehr auf dem Genfersee und der bedeutende Landweg zum St.Bernhard-Pass beherrscht. Vom 12. bis ins 16. Jahrhundert gehörte Chillon den Grafen von Savoyen, dann eroberten die Berner die Wasserburg, danach die Waadtländer. Über 300’000 Besucher besichtigen pro Jahr Chillon mit den Wandmalereien aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, den unterirdischen Gewölben, Paradesälen und dem original erhaltenen Schlafzimmer aus der Zeit der Berner Herrschaft. Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel

Blausee - Romantic Forest Lake, replete with Trout
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Botanical Garden - Fascinating Flowers

Nature – Roses and dahlias, medicinal plants, exotic blossoms and undemanding herbs: the Botanical Garden of Geneva houses over 16,000 species of plants. The exotic bird species in the zoo within the Botanical Garden are just as colorful as the flowers.

Roses and dahlias, medicinal plants, exotic blossoms and undemanding herbs: the Botanical Garden of Geneva houses over 16,000 species of plants. The exotic bird species in the zoo within the Botanical Garden are just as colorful as the flowers.

Botanical Garden - Fascinating Flowers
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Swiss Ornithological Institute on Lake Sempach

Nature – The Ornithological Institute in Sempach is the Swiss center of excellence for all matters pertaining to native bird species. The principal duties of the private institute, which is funded by donations, include species conservation, educational programs and research projects.

The Ornithological Institute in Sempach is the Swiss center of excellence for all matters pertaining to native bird species. The principal duties of the private institute, which is funded by donations, include species conservation, educational programs and research projects.

Swiss Ornithological Institute on Lake Sempach
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